Gulf of Mexico
IHO sea area 26 · -98° to -80° E, 17° to 31° N
- in force
- 8
- last 12 months
- 61
- archive messages
- 3,980
- categories
- 18
What the archive shows
3,980 messages are recorded since 1970-02-10 for the Gulf of Mexico. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Spills accounts for 1,566 of 3,980 recorded messages (39%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2021-04-02 00:21ZTonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
In force now · 8
- NAVAREA IV 662/26 · Nav aids2026-07-07The US Coast Guard remote communication facility in New Orleans (29-53N 89-57W) is off air for medium and high frequency digital selective calling.
- NAVAREA IV 53/26 · Wrecks2026-01-20Dangerous wreck in Gulf of America near Mexico at 25-14.24N 097-07.72W.
- NAVAREA IV 90/25 · Nav aids2025-01-16Santiaguillo Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, at 19-08.56N 095-48.48W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 702/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18In the Gulf of Mexico off Mexico, Punta de Piedra Light at 24-29.23N 097-44.56W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 701/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18Carbonera Light in the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, at 24-37.62N 097-42.97W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 778/21 · Nav aids2021-08-31La Barra Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, chart 28320, at 20-58.4N 097-18.5W, is unreliable.
- NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
Longest in force
- NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 778/21 · Nav aids2021-08-31La Barra Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, chart 28320, at 20-58.4N 097-18.5W, is unreliable.
- NAVAREA IV 701/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18Carbonera Light in the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, at 24-37.62N 097-42.97W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 702/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18In the Gulf of Mexico off Mexico, Punta de Piedra Light at 24-29.23N 097-44.56W is unlit.
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By category · available archive
| Spills | 1,566 | 39% |
| Nav aids | 586 | 15% |
| Incidents | 457 | 11% |
| Exercises | 396 | 10% |
| Cable ops | 245 | 6% |
| Derelicts | 165 | 4% |
| Surveys | 162 | 4% |
| Other | 126 | 3% |
| Storms | 123 | 3% |
| Debris | 49 | 1% |
| Wrecks | 27 | 1% |
| Missiles | 27 | 1% |
| Towing | 16 | 0% |
| Quakes | 13 | 0% |
| Ordnance | 9 | 0% |
| Structures | 8 | 0% |
| Restricted | 3 | 0% |
| Containers | 2 | 0% |
Archive · 3,972 cancelled
- NAVAREA IV 589/23 · Exercises2023-05-29 → 2023-06-08Hazardous operations 29 may thru 07 jun in area bound by 29-36.39N 086-25.00W, 29-30.21N 086-00.00W,…
- NAVAREA IV 587/23 · Other2023-05-29 → 2023-05-08Underwaterwater operations 29 may thru 07 jun in area bound by 29-36.39N 086-25.00W, 29-30.21N 085-59.10W,…
- NAVAREA IV 582/23 · Derelicts2023-05-28 → 2023-05-31Derelict vessel benja uno, white hull with blue stripe, partially submerged and adrift in 26-44.26N…
- HYDROLANT 1148/23 · Derelicts2023-05-24 → 2023-05-27Derelict vessel adrift in 28-14.10N 093-33.60W at 241530Z may
- NOAAORR-10612 · Spills2023-05-24 → 2023-06-07On may 23, 2023, a pipeline rupture in the apollo energy cameron meadows field discharged an estimated 2 bbl…
- HYDROLANT 1136/23 · Derelicts2023-05-23 → 2023-06-09M/V federal skye disabled and adrift in 28-22.79N 093-01.17W at 231638Z may
- HYDROLANT 1135/23 · Derelicts2023-05-23 → 2023-05-23M/V federal skye disabled and adrift in vicinity 28-15.00N 092-54.00W at 231638Z may
- HYDROLANT 1125/23 · Derelicts2023-05-22 → 2023-06-09Vessel disabled and adrift in 27-42.36N 086-10.67W at 221334Z may
- NAVAREA IV 545/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 18-52.30N 095-05.80W, 18-43.80N 095-10.20W, 18-32.20N…
- NAVAREA IV 544/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 21-58.00N 089-45.00W, 22-04.00N 089-51.00W, 21-58.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 543/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 22-05.00N 097-25.00W, 22-05.00N 097-37.00W, 21-57.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 542/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 25-12.00N 097-00.00W, 25-12.00N 097-12.00W, 25-00.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 541/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 22-20.00N 091-16.00W, 22-20.00N 091-34.00W, 22-10.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 540/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 20-05.00N 091-00.00W, 20-05.00N 091-05.00W, 20-00.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 538/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 21-03.30N 096-41.00W, 21-03.30N 096-52.20W, 20-53.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 535/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 18-55.00N 092-08.00W, 18-55.00N 092-15.00W, 18-50.00N…
- NAVAREA IV 534/23 · Exercises2023-05-17 → 2023-05-27Hazardous operations 21 thru 26 may in area bound by 23-39.00N 097-23.00W, 23-39.00N 097-34.00W, 23-26.00N…
- NOAAORR-10610 · Spills2023-05-17 → 2023-05-31Corpus christi, tx
- HYDROLANT 1062/23 · Derelicts2023-05-14 → 2023-05-17Derelict S/V adrift in 28-36.27N 093-42.02W at 141507Z may
- HYDROLANT 1040/23 · Incidents2023-05-11 → 2023-05-26Distress signal received 30 miles south of 24-40.20N 081-21.20W on 10 may
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.